KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the first six plays of what could’ve been the game-winning drive, nothing could go wrong for the Las Vegas Raiders. The Kansas City Chiefs jumped offside on the first play of the possession, and then quarterback Aidan O’Connell completed five passes in a row to move the Raiders to the Chiefs’ 32-yard line.
The Raiders were trailing 19-17 when O’Connell spiked the ball with 15 seconds remaining in regulation, but they looked to be well on their way to pulling off an improbable upset. On the next snap, however, everything would crumble.
As the Raiders broke their huddle with nine seconds left on the play clock, O’Connell clapped his hands as a signal for his teammates to line up quickly. With six seconds left on the clock, O’Connell stopped clapping and looked to his right to communicate with receiver Tre Tucker. When he looked to his left to do the same with receiver Jakobi Meyers, the ball was snapped. It deflected off his bicep, bounced around on the field and ricocheted off right tackle DJ Glaze into the waiting arms of Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton.
